Clemson University is once again chasing a national football championship, and as always The Greenville News and the Anderson Independent Mail are sending their reporting team to Dallas to bring you all the news they can about the Upstate's most followed college football team.

Our team coverage will begin even before Clemson is on the ground in Dallas to prepare for the Cotton Bowl game against Notre Dame. We have stories about the Clemson football team scheduled through the holiday week and beyond, leading up to the 4 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Dec. 29.

The coverage really starts to ramp up on Dec. 26 when our reporters land in Dallas to cover what Clemson fans hope is the first of two big wins.

Our coverage team includes:

Bart Boatwright

Photojournalist

A Belton native, photojournalist Bart Boatwright covered his first Clemson football game when he was in high school. He has not missed many games since then. He's been a photographer at The News for 28 years and a fixture in and around Death Valley. Follow him on Twitter: @BartBoat.

Scott Keepfer

Veteran sports reporter

One of the veterans of our team, reporter Scott Keepfer has been covering Clemson football for 16 of his 30 years with The Greenville News. Scott knows as much as anyone about Clemson football and has traveled with the team on all four of its recent championship pursuits. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottKeepfer.

Manie Robinson

Sports columnist

A sports columnist for the past five years, Manie Robinson has been with The News since 2005. He's an Upstate native and helped break and cover some of the biggest Clemson football stories of the past decade. He's a reporter, a video producer, on-camera talent – he can do it all. Follow Manie on Twitter: @ManieBeingManie.

Another veteran of our team, Ken Ruinard joined the Independent Mail in 1988 and has been a regular on the Clemson sidelines during the team's biggest moments. You can follow this former South Carolina photojournalist of the year on Twitter: @ClickingKen.

Gabe Cavallaro

Reporter

Gabe Cavallaro is a Greenville News reporter who normally covers business news, Mauldin and Greer. In Dallas, he'll be bringing you news about how fans are enjoying the game and anything else that helps capture the feel of a college football playoff game. You can follow Gabe on Twitter: @gabe_cavallaro.

We'll also have help from the USA Today Network, with contributions from veteran reporter Mike Berardino, who covers Notre Dame for the Indianapolis Star (@MikeBerardino); Indianapolis sports columnist Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar); and USA Today college football writer George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder).

Follow our entire team as Clemson and Notre Dame play for the right to face Alabama or Oklahoma in the college football championship game that's scheduled for Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, California. We'll have comprehensive coverage at GreenvilleOnline.com, Independentmail.com and OrangeandWhite.com every day leading up to the game, with full wrap-up coverage and a look at what's next for the Tigers after the game.